The idea of corruption

Democracy must be worked at

Land bill gets diluted on way to Parliament

Bill provisions now favour government and industry, not farmers, say activists

EU defends groundwater purity law

Romania deliberates anti-cyanide bill

EU blocked report that recommended ban on 31 pesticides

Pesticides that were to be banned following industry lobby are worth billions

Will disability rights bill get passed by Parliament this session?

Activists divided over provisions of the bill

Niger issues new permits for uranium mining in Sahara

Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops

Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament

Low on carbon crunching

Fresh scheme sets efficiency targets for energy-guzzling sectors but is still too soft

Corporate pressure may put India's obesity prevention plans on hold

EU's REACH regulation evokes controversy

Aviation emissions to be traded

European Commission proposes stringent auto emission caps

In Short

European Parliament adopts nature restoration law

New law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030

As told to Parliament (February 7, 2024): India had over 32 million stunted children as of December 2023

Underweight and wasting levels lower than that projected by National Family Health Survey-5, says Smriti Irani

Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts

Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament

Joba Majhi

JOBA MAJHI, wife of the leader of Singhbhum's Jungle Andolan, Devendra Majhi, is in her second term as member of the legislative assembly from a …

Niral Enem Horo

A Jharkhand Party veteran, NIRAL ENEM HORO didn't quit when Jaipal Singh, Jharkhand's most eminent leader, left to join the Congress party. He …

How good is your MP? These maps will help you track

A Harvard report maps estimates for indicators of nutrition, health and development for all the Parliamentary constituencies in the country

This educator in Rajasthan has set up a ‘jal sansad’ in schools to helps students harvest, conserve water

The parliament is in session throughout the school year, and as its members, students conduct several activities to ensure conservation of water

In Parliament on March 9, 2017

From illegal mining, Ganga's pollutant and their regulation, to the disposal of solid waste, many environment-related issues were raised in the …

Why the new mining Bill needs a relook

Ideas to improve environmental and social performance of the sector have been thrown out of the window

In the Parliament on July 19, 2018

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues